| The season is near. 
 If this is the third version of my “Big Boards”, it 
              must mean Week 1 is right around the corner. While the lockout figured 
              to make this a difficult season to predict from the start, I must 
              admit this year seems particularly tough, with more questions than 
              ever, especially at the top of the draft. Can I count on Arian Foster 
              playing all season long? Is this the year that Darren McFadden/Felix 
              Jones/Jahvid Best will stay healthy? Will Jamaal Charles and Peyton 
              Hillis fold late in the season due to unforgiving schedules? Will 
              Rashard Mendenhall crumble due to his workload from last season? 
              (I could go on…) On this topic, allow me to offer one bit 
              of advice as you complete your drafts: be sure to not conveniently 
              forget one player’s injury history while using another player’s 
              injury history against him. For every player that is high on McFadden, 
              there is at least 1-2 people who are scared off by the injury risk 
              that Foster, Jones and Best present. (Foster played through a torn 
              meniscus last year and Best finished in the top 20 RBs in PPR last 
              season despite playing with turf toe in both feet!)
 
 With all that said, I feel as good about my projections this year 
              as I have in any year since I developed my PSA methodology four 
              years ago, so my biggest concern now is the order I place these 
              players in – a very important part of the job, if I say so 
              myself. My first big money-league 12-team PPR draft will take place 
              the same day this piece hits the site – I select at #10 in 
              that one – so it goes without saying that I want to feel good 
              about how I have the players stacked up. While I am very much a 
              drafter that subscribes to the “let-the-draft-come-to-me” 
              approach, the fact of the matter is that I have certain expectations 
              about where I need to draft certain positions in order to field 
              a championship team. Regardless, here are some of the questions 
              I need to answer soon: 1) can I afford to take the early hit on 
              Chris Johnson if he is still available with the hope that he’ll 
              be healthy enough to take advantage of his schedule later on? and 
              2) can I afford to pass on Michael Vick or Aaron Rodgers should 
              either player make it to my second-round pick, even though I would 
              just as soon take Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford or Ben Roethlisberger 
              a few rounds later? (I’ve seen Vick and Rodgers make it to 
              the second round a number of times in big-money leagues drafts already.) 
              Based on my research, a Johnson-McFadden duo is possible and a Johnson-Vick 
              or Vick-McFadden is attainable. (Then again, at the rate the Foster 
              story is moving, he might be available to me…we can dream 
              anyway.)
 
 While I ponder my own drafting questions, it’s time for me 
              to start answering some of yours. As I have mentioned many times 
              before over the years, "value" in drafting is key. Need 
              has to outweigh value on occasion, but for the most part, it can't 
              hurt to take the best player left on the board. And it is with both 
              need and value in mind that I present my final "Big Board" 
              of the season.
 
 Before I get to the boards, though, I would like to remind each 
              of my readers about a couple of key points:
 
 1) my “Big Boards” are not going to look like many other 
              draft boards you see. My method of evaluating fantasy players relies 
              heavily on consistency and schedule, not on overall fantasy point 
              totals. All too often, fantasy owners and even the so-called "experts" 
              get hamstrung by the final numbers. Don't get me wrong, I want all 
              my players to have 300+ points at the end of the season. But as 
              the old saying goes, "It's not about the destination, it's 
              about the journey"; if my RB1 gives me seven spectacular performances 
              along with six duds during the regular season, there's a fairly 
              decent chance I may end up 7-6. I don’t want that and neither 
              should you.
 
 2) I will push a player down my board if 
              feel he is a health risk or if I simply don’t/can’t 
              trust him. If you take the time to break down each position I provide 
              below, you will notice that I don’t follow the point totals 
              or averages to a tee. Outside of trust issues, I will push a player 
              down my board – despite a higher average or overall point 
              total – if I believe he will simply be less consistent throughout 
              the season or if his playoff schedule appears treacherous. 
              No, I don't claim to see the future, but history tells us that defenses 
              like the Jets, Packers and Steelers (this year anyway) will end 
              more fantasy championship dreams than they help.
 
 ***In an attempt to add another level of accuracy to my overall 
              rankings this year, I have decided to quantify value on my Big Board. 
              In short, the value that you will see below is based on the VORP 
              (Value Over Replacement Player) concept for a two-RB, three-WR league 
              with a flex spot, which allows me to essentially compare apples 
              and oranges. At QB and TE, the value reflects the standard deviation 
              from the 12th player at the position – the last starting-caliber 
              player at the position. At RB and WR, the standard deviation is 
              based on the 36th player at the position. The 
              underlying assumption I took with using the 36th player at RB as 
              my basis was that owners would prefer RBs as opposed to WRs or TEs 
              at their flex spot. One last note to mention regarding the 
              values – numbers that are bolded and italicized reflect positive 
              values while the regular-print numbers are essentially negative. 
              (For the more statistically-inclined, the former values are on the 
              right side of the bell curve while the latter values are on the 
              left of the bell curve.)
 
 Let’s revisit the color-coding system before we start:
 
 Red – A very difficult matchup. 
              For lower-level players, a red matchup means they should not be 
              considered in fantasy. For a second- or third-tier player, don’t 
              expect much and drop your expectations for them at least one grade 
              that week (i.e. from WR2 to WR3). For elite players, expect them 
              to perform like an average player at his position.
 Yellow – Keep expectations 
                fairly low in this matchup. For lower-level players, a yellow 
                matchup is a borderline start at best. For a second- or third-tier 
                player, they can probably overcome the matchup if things fall 
                right. For the elite players, expect slightly better than average 
                production from them in this matchup. Grey – Basically, this matchup 
                is one that could go either way. In some cases, I just don’t 
                feel like I have a good feel yet for this defense. Generally speaking, 
                white matchups are winnable matchups for all levels of players. Green – It doesn’t 
                get much better than this. The stage is basically set for a player 
                with a green matchup to exploit; it’s up to him to take 
                advantage.Key:
 Blue – I’m using this 
                color to highlight the 14 blue-chippers (or “foundation 
                players” and “building blocks” as I like to 
                call them) in the draft this year. These players, for all intents 
                and purposes, should be the first ones off the board. Therefore, 
                if you are selecting at pick #18 in your draft and Nicks or Vick 
                is somehow still available, I would recommend that you take Nicks 
                or Vick over any other remaining player.
 OVR – Overall Rank
 PR – Position Rank
 FPts – Fantasy points scored
 FPts/ G – Fantasy points/game
 Value - Read *** above
 
 Please note the “Pos” column in the two Big Boards 
              below. In an effort to help drafters identify tiers within the Big 
              Board, I have designated each player outside of the top 14 with 
              specific labels (such as RB1 or WR4). As is the case with most of 
              my work, I don’t necessarily work inside the confines of a 
              12-team league structure. If I feel there are 10 players worthy 
              of being designated RB1s and four players worthy of RB2 status, 
              it means owners would be wise to get their RBs quickly because the 
              law of supply and demand is not working in your favor if you pass 
              up a good RB. The “1/2” designation following a few 
              of the positions below is my way of suggesting that said player 
              is a capable “1” at his position assuming the other 
              positions on your team are strong, but that his production is most 
              suited for a “2”.
 Here is the scoring 
                system that I used to rank the players:    
 Top 25: Let’s get right to 
                the #1 overall pick debate: should you take Foster, Rice or Peterson 
                at the top of the draft? It’s obvious by looking above who 
                I prefer. But instead of looking at each player’s many strengths, 
                let’s look at why each player could fail to live up to their 
                draft position. While I would agree that Rice probably has the 
                most going for him at the moment, the Ravens’ offensive 
                line is far from settled. There’s also a pretty good chance 
                he starts out slow (because of the schedule and the history of 
                OC Cam Cameron’s RBs). If owners draft Rice with the idea 
                that Foster may be limited early on, then they may be missing 
                out on the scoring potential that Foster has in a good offense 
                as the season progresses and his hamstring is 100%. Peterson probably 
                represents the safest RB pick in this year’s drafts, but 
                while he may push his career high in touches this season, he is 
                arguably running behind his worst line in five years with the 
                Vikings. And with a number of Vikings’ opponents sporting 
                impressive offenses, will Minnesota be able to get AP the ball 
                15-20 times per game week in and week out? Finally, Foster’s 
                warts are well-known at this point: his hamstring and the loss 
                of FB Vonta Leach. Before owners get too preoccupied with Leach’s 
                absence, understand that Foster had a slightly better average 
                in one-back sets last year (5.3 YPC on 111 attempts) than he did 
                out of the I-formation (4.9 YPC on 128 attempts). Now there isn’t 
                a great deal I can do to ease your mind about his hamstring, but 
                if it was as bad as the media is making it sound right now, would 
                team doctors allow him to jog on it a couple of days after it 
                happened? McFadden isn’t really a player I want to like this year (three 
                reds, including two in the last five weeks of the fantasy season), 
                but I can’t seem to help myself. Unlike so many other offenses 
                with amazing RBs, HC Hue Jackson and OC Al Saunders know their 
                team’s best player is McFadden. They also know he is the team’s 
                best receiver. So considering the downside (at least three missed 
                games in each of his first three seasons), is his durability more 
                of a question than Chris 
                Johnson’s holdout? It’s unrealistic to believe Johnson will 
                carry the ball 20+ times in Week 1 even though his holdout is 
                over. Just about every holdout of this length seems to end up 
                with a hamstring or knee injury, so I consider Johnson as much 
                of an injury risk now as I do McFadden. As much as it pains me, I don’t want Jamaal Charles on 
                my team during the second half of the season. Not only do I not 
                trust HC Todd Haley or the offense minus Charlie Weis, but I also 
                don’t know how he maintains RB1 status through the five-week 
                stretch late in the season (Weeks 11-15) where the Chiefs face 
                New England, Pittsburgh, Chicago, NY Jets and Green Bay. His ability 
                as a receiver should save him from face-planting, but expecting 
                elite numbers during that time would be foolish. If you must select 
                him, start looking to deal him around Kansas City’s Week 
                6 bye since he will have yet to face an opponent who should put 
                the clamps on him. At that point, he may have earned enough “consistency 
                points” from fellow owners to swap him for another RB1.
 26-50: Shortly after last 
                week’s Big Board, I took a closer look at Matt Ryan. It seems 
                as though he posted a 3,706-28-9 line as a passer in 2010. (Look 
                for yourself.) Despite less than stellar options from the 
                time he joined the franchise – Roddy 
                White was just starting to establish himself as a top receiver 
                when the QB was a rookie – Ryan has increased his TD total by 
                six each season he has been in the league. While I’m not going 
                to say he will throw 34 this year, I will say it is very possible 
                he does and he’ll probably exceed 4,000 yards passing for the 
                first time in his career as well, considering how much OC Mike 
                Mularkey is putting on his plate this year. In addition to running 
                the no-huddle with regularity, Ryan is checking in and out of 
                plays in much the same way Peyton 
                Manning has for years. But my biggest reason to believe he 
                will join the elite QBs this season is his supporting cast. Julio 
                Jones is already more Roddy White than Michael 
                Jenkins and he’s only going to get better while Harry 
                Douglas will likely emerge as one of the best slot receivers 
                in the league this year if he can stay healthy. Those of us who write about fantasy football often suffer from 
                the same prejudices as the typical owner, especially when it comes 
                to injuries. When the player isn’t flashy, he gets knocked 
                down even more. Such is the fate of Joseph Addai, who is about 
                as likely to make the highlight reel as he is to play 16 games. 
                The problem with disrespecting Addai is that when plays, he produces. 
                Since the start of the 2009 season, Addai has posted 18 double-digit 
                fantasy-point games in PPR leagues (in 22 chances) during the 
                fantasy regular season (Weeks 1-16). In a perfect world, his durability 
                issues would make him a fantasy RB3 at best. But given that he’s 
                good for another 200-carry, 40-catch season in the Colts’ 
                offense if he can last the season and all the question marks or 
                time-shares on the board around him, owners should feel very fortunate 
                to land him as a flex or low-end RB2. When he plays, he has shown 
                he will put up the numbers.
 51-100: Every so often, a player 
                comes along that owners neither want on their team nor do they 
                want any other owner to draft. That player this year is Kenny 
                Britt. Undeniably talented and unquestionably the lead WR 
                in Tennessee, Britt is the prototypical red-flag player that owners 
                want to embrace even if they find his off-field decision-making 
                a bit troubling. Britt should get the chance to reward his owners 
                with 2-3 WR1 games this fall and a lot of WR2 production when 
                the offense concentrates more on running the ball. Much like I 
                alluded to with Addai above, Britt would be a WR3 in a perfect 
                world, but when he is healthy and away from the courthouse (yes, 
                that is a legitimate concern), he’ll likely meet and/or exceed 
                your expectations. A recent e-mailer stated that Lance Kendricks was “my boy”. 
                I’m not sure I’m crazy about being associated with 
                a rookie TE, but it is hard to ignore just how easily Kendricks 
                is getting open this summer and how often Sam Bradford is looking 
                for him. Drafted to play the Aaron Hernandez role in OC Josh McDaniels’ 
                offense, Kendricks could very well end up playing the role of 
                Brandon Lloyd in that he emerges as the unlikely go-to option 
                in this offense. Certainly, I expect Danny Amendola to lead the 
                team in receptions and Mike Sims-Walker to play a key role as 
                well, but Kendricks will create the most mismatches each week 
                and I expect Bradford to be able to exploit them. 
 101-175: Rashad Jennings’ 
                stock could be spiraling soon if his knee injury turns out to 
                be serious (he was seen leaving last week’s preseason game 
                on crutches). If speculation of Jennings going on the PUP list 
                turns out to be true, it means Jones-Drew is probably worth taking 
                in the first round again. Furthermore, if Jennings must sit, owners 
                need to get familiar with Deji Karim, who is more LaRod Stephens-Howling 
                to Jennings’ Ryan Williams (for those owners who don’t 
                see a lot of the Jaguars. Karim is “more of a specialty 
                back” as GM Gene Smith said back in May, but for a team 
                that likes to run the ball as much as Jacksonville does, Karim 
                would likely see enough work to make him worthy of a roster spot 
                in deeper fantasy leagues. My selection of Antonio Brown is really more of a combo pick. 
                While I understand no league will allow you to take two players 
                with one pick just because they are fighting for the same spot 
                on their team, allow me to explain. Brown has done everything 
                the Steelers’ coaching staff could have expected this preseason 
                and figures to enter Week 1 as Pittsburgh’s third receiver. 
                However, Emmanuel Sanders is the more refined route-runner and 
                offers the same kind of explosiveness Brown does. Therefore, if 
                you’re an owner who believes Brown has a shot to hold the 
                job because of his preseason performance and that Sanders won’t 
                stay healthy, draft Brown. But if you believe in playing the percentages 
                and rolling with the better overall receiver, select Sanders. 
                I expect Sanders to start slow, but to come on and push Hines 
                Ward for Big Ben’s attention by the end of the season.
 Top 25: Fantasy football owners can 
              be an odd bunch. We want all our RBs to fly past 300 carries every 
              year we own them, but we don’t want them to go too far past 
              that mark or we don’t want them the year (or years) after 
              for fear they may break down. And for all of those owners who subscribe 
              to the “curse of 370”, there is reason to move Rashard 
              Mendenhall down the board a bit. To be fair, the “curse” 
              is usually only applied to players who accumulate that number of 
              carries during the regular season, but it is worth noting that Mendenhall 
              ended up with 385 carries for the season in 2010 (including 61 over 
              three playoff games). Add in 27 more touches as a receiver and Mendenhall 
              accumulated 412 touches last season. At 24 years of age, he can 
              probably shoulder another heavy workload or two over the rest of 
              his career, but the Steelers’ burgeoning aerial attack may 
              be another reason for owners to pass on Mendenhall.
 As big of a fan as I am of Maurice Jones-Drew, I’m not 
                sure I want to pay a first-round price for him. Some will point 
                to the stability of his knee, although I tend to believe Rashad 
                Jennings poses a 
                bigger threat. (Or 
                at least he did until last weekend.) Regardless, I’m 
                not a big fan of the three reds on his pre-bye schedule, so any 
                kind of significant splitting of the backfield touches is not 
                something I want to invest in this season. However, he does make 
                for a potentially nice second-half target since his schedule lightens 
                up after the bye, when we should have a better feel as to how 
                hard Jacksonville wants to ride its top playmaker.
 26-50: I suppose most people’s 
                natural inclination of seeing Michael Turner’s drop from 
                last week’s Big Board 
                to this one will be one of an overreaction to Matt Ryan’s 
                42 pass attempts in the first half of the preseason game vs. the 
                Steelers. Truth be told, I tend to believe the Falcons used that 
                game to show they will be a matchup-offense this season. In previous 
                seasons, there is no way Mularkey would have dialed up that many 
                pass plays in a game or let Matt Ryan run the no-huddle to the 
                degree he did. However, with the offensive weapons the Falcons 
                have now, there is no reason to pound Turner against the league’s 
                best run defenses when their QB has at least four scary-good options 
                in the passing game on just about every play. At first glance, I feel my projection of 1,000+ rushing yards 
                is a bit high for Mark Ingram, but why can’t he hit that 
                mark with a 4.5 yards/carry average, which is easily attainable 
                with his offensive line and the fact that he will rarely ever 
                face a defense focused on keeping him under control while letting 
                Drew Brees throw the ball all over the field. Assuming I’m 
                right with his rushing yardage and YPC projection, he would only 
                need 235 carries (or an average of 15.7 carries over 15 games) 
                to get there.
 51-100: In my latest NFC 
                projections, I wrote how Chris “Beanie” Wells 
                was running like he was back in college. I could have easily said 
                he was running like he was at the end of his rookie season. There 
                are still serious flaws in his game – he doesn’t expect 
                the ball to be thrown to him in the passing game and doesn’t 
                have the greatest hands when he is the target – but as a 
                runner this preseason, he looks healthy and confident. I’m 
                not saying I’d be thrilled if he was an every-week starter 
                for me, but if I’m solid at RB1 and my first two WR spots, 
                I can make the case for Wells at RB2. In non-PPR, where his hands 
                don’t cost him as much, he should be a solid but unspectacular 
                option as long as he stays healthy. Few players have shot up my Big Board more in the past two weeks 
                than Willis McGahee. Much like Mike Tolbert in San Diego, it’s 
                not unreasonable to think the designated goal-line back with semi-regular 
                work outside the red zone will outperform his higher-drafted teammate. 
                Unlike Tolbert, I don’t expect McGahee to be all that active 
                in the passing game, but Denver will run the ball and play better 
                defense than it has in the recent past. Those two factors alone 
                should guarantee him at least 500 yards rushing and five scores, 
                but as you can tell from my recent AFC 
                projections, I have him doing a bit more than that.
 101-175: It’s generally not 
                my style to suggest that any team’s fourth WR is more valuable 
                than the supposed top receiver. Then again, not many teams also 
                have their second-best receiver as the third player on their depth 
                chart. In short, Roy Williams (the supposed top receiver) came 
                to camp out of shape and has generally looked pretty bad this 
                preseason. Devin Hester (still far from a complete receiver) is 
                running opposite him while Earl Bennett is running third and Johnny 
                Knox fourth. OC Mike Martz has stated the slot receiver is the 
                “premiere receiver on third down”, so at least Chicago 
                has one assignment in their WR depth chart right with Bennett. 
                Knox is reportedly pushing Williams for his spot in the lineup 
                now, this just over a month after Martz stated Williams was still 
                “an elite player”. As a result, view Knox as the Bears 
                WR to own and be patient. He should be worth starting in most 
                leagues no later than Week 3 or 4, if not before. Another situation that owners need to be patient with exists 
                in Cleveland, where rookie Greg Little is running with the second 
                team. The likelihood Brian Robiskie holds on to a starting job 
                over Little all season is slim, especially since the West Coast 
                offense calls for receivers who can chew up yards after the catch 
                – something Little was drafted to do and Robiskie has rarely 
                ever shown he is capable of doing. Little has WR3 upside in 12-team 
                leagues this season, but he has some work to do on the basics 
                of the game before that happens, especially after sitting out 
                last season. The odds are against him enjoying a great rookie 
                season, but the talent is there for him to contribute in fantasy 
                in 2011, even if it is on a highly inconsistent basis.
 Note: As opposed to placing kickers and defense/special teams 
                units in my Big Board, I will let you – the fantasy owner 
                – decide at what point you should select your kicker and 
                defense, although I don’t mind grabbing my defense in the 
                12th or 13th round of a 16-round draft when I feel really good 
                about the team I have drafted to that point and the schedule suggests 
                there is a team that is in line to have an incredible year on 
                defense.
 And now, the defense/special teams rankings…
 
 Key:
 FPts – Total fantasy points scored
 PA – Actual points allowed
 Sk – Sacks
 TD – Defensive/special teams touchdowns
 Bon – Total bonus for holding opponent under point benchmarks
 
 
 
                 
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                        | Defense/Special 
                          Teams |   
                        | Pos | Player | Fpts/G | FPts | PA | Sk | TO | TD | Bon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |   
                        | DST | Packers DST | 11.0 | 165 | 261 | 46 | 62 | 30 | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Steelers DST | 9.9 | 148 | 236 | 47 | 52 | 18 | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Eagles DST | 9.3 | 140 | 328 | 44 | 58 | 30 | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Saints DST | 9.1 | 136 | 289 | 38 | 58 | 24 | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Jets DST | 9.1 | 136 | 234 | 36 | 56 | 12 | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Giants DST | 9.0 | 135 | 305 | 46 | 54 | 24 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Ravens DST | 8.7 | 131 | 281 | 36 | 48 | 30 | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Bears DST | 8.7 | 130 | 297 | 40 | 52 | 24 | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Patriots DST | 8.6 | 129 | 275 | 33 | 58 | 24 | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Chargers DST | 8.3 | 124 | 318 | 40 | 44 | 30 | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Falcons DST | 8.2 | 123 | 304 | 36 | 56 | 18 | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Colts DST | 7.9 | 119 | 316 | 34 | 50 | 24 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Cardinals DST | 7.8 | 117 | 335 | 38 | 50 | 24 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Lions DST | 7.7 | 116 | 370 | 37 | 52 | 30 | -3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Chiefs DST | 7.6 | 114 | 305 | 34 | 50 | 18 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Texans DST | 7.5 | 112 | 324 | 37 | 44 | 24 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Cowboys DST | 7.4 | 111 | 310 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Rams DST | 7.3 | 110 | 310 | 35 | 48 | 18 | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Broncos DST | 7.0 | 105 | 354 | 40 | 46 | 18 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Dolphins DST | 6.9 | 104 | 338 | 34 | 40 | 24 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Bucs DST | 6.9 | 103 | 346 | 32 | 48 | 18 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Vikings DST | 6.8 | 102 | 367 | 35 | 42 | 24 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Raiders DST | 6.6 | 99 | 388 | 38 | 42 | 24 | -5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Redskins DST | 6.3 | 95 | 347 | 31 | 44 | 18 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Titans DST | 6.3 | 94 | 339 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Seahawks DST | 5.9 | 89 | 356 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Bengals DST | 5.8 | 87 | 346 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Bills DST | 5.7 | 86 | 401 | 26 | 44 | 24 | -8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Panthers DST | 5.6 | 84 | 410 | 30 | 48 | 12 | -6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Browns DST | 5.6 | 84 | 358 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | 49ers DST | 5.5 | 83 | 365 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
                        | DST | Jaguars DST | 5.3 | 79 | 388 | 23 | 38 | 18 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Suggestions, comments, musings about the article 
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